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USU students warn 400–600 South Weber homes could lie inside Weber River flood path
Summary
Utah State University civil engineering students presented a pre-disaster mitigation study showing "between 400-600 homes located within the flood path" near the Staker Parson gravel pit and recommended a high‑flow diversion channel while urging further geotechnical analysis.
A team of Utah State University civil engineering students told the South Weber City Council on March 24 that a potential Weber River bank failure beside the Staker Parson gravel pit could put between 400–600 homes in the flood path and threaten the Hwy 89 bridge.
The USU Senior Design team — Joe Cloward, Ty Gilbert, Jason Hammer, Davis Johnson and Kiya Mitchell — reviewed four options for reducing risk and recommended "• Alternative #1: Alternate Flow Channels." The students said their flood-inundation modeling "identified between 400-600 homes located within the flood path," and they urged the city to commission a more in‑depth geotechnical and flood analysis because their project had limited data. The team invited the public to Senior Design Night on April 28 to view findings and ask questions.
